D’Angelo Russell scored a playoff-career-best 31 issues on 12-of-17 capturing and the Los Angeles Lakers punched their price tag into the Western Conference semifinals with a 125-85 trouncing of the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in Game 6 in their collection.
LeBron James scored 22 issues for the Lakers, who gained 4 of the six video games of the first-round matchup. Anthony Davis added 16 issues, 14 rebounds and 5 blocked photographs for seventh-seeded Los Angeles, which ambushed the second-seeded Grizzlies in impressive type.
The Lakers, who shot 53.8 p.c from the sphere, will play both the Sacramento Kings or the Golden State Warriors within the convention semis. Those groups play Game 7 in their collection on Sunday.
Santi Aldama scored 16 issues off the bench, Desmond Bane had 15 issues and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 14 for Memphis. Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks had 10 issues apiece for the Grizzlies.
Memphis’ Luke Kennard ignored the competition because of a left shoulder damage that came about in Game 5.
The Grizzlies shot a woeful 30.2 p.c from the sphere. Morant (3 of 16), Bane (5 of 16), Jackson (3 of 12) and Brooks (4 of eleven) all shot poorly. The group completed 12 of 38 (31.6 p.c) from at the back of the arc.
The Lakers had been 15 of 44 (34.1 p.c) from 3-point vary with Russell making 5 and Jarred Vanderbilt draining 3. Austin Reaves contributed 11 issues, 8 assists and 6 rebounds for Los Angeles.
The Lakers led by means of 17 at halftime and displayed there could be no letdown with a 9-0 burst early within the 3rd quarter. Russell made two 3-pointers and Vanderbilt hit one all over the run to make it 68–45 with 10:22 left within the length.
Three-plus mins later, Vanderbilt and Russell hit consecutive treys to push the result in 80–49. James hit a 3-pointer to make it 100-64 with 27.1 seconds left within the 3rd ahead of he and Davis sat out the fourth quarter. The Lakers led 100–67 getting into the overall length.
James scored 16 issues and Russell added 14 because the Lakers shot 59.5 p.c from the sphere within the first part whilst taking a 59-42 lead.